Developing media properties and advising corporate communications executives demands conceptual thinking and strategic vision, but producing television news is the heavy lifting of the journalism business.

DW-TV is Germany's international news and information satellite channel, carried by 3,500 rebroadcasters and viewed by millions of people around the globe. I am a producer at the half-hour newscast, The Journal, broadcast live every 90 minutes. I have produced thousands of programs. This involves creating a rundown for each show, making sure the newsroom generates the content, motivating the anchors, and running the show with a director.